The actress hinted at her plans of adopting during an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in November, when she was asked if her Oscar-winning role in "The Blind Side" had caused her to consider the process.

"I've always felt like just because a child didn't come from inside your body doesn't mean that it's not your child. It just arrived somewhere else," Sandra told Ellen in November – likely at a time when she was going through the adoption process, unbeknownst to the public.